Saloon magazine-rifle.



PTBNTBD SEPT. 12, V1905.

F. LINNER. SALOON MAGAZINE RIFLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1905.

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P. LIN'NER. sALooN MAGAZINE RIFLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZ. 1905.

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UNITED vSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ LINNER, OF VIENNA, AS'IRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGNOR TO THEOBALD RIT'IER VON MOSSIG, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

SALOON MAGAZINE-RIFLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratentd sept. 1'2, 1905.

vApplication led May 2, 1905. Serial No. 258,533. i

To MZ whom it 71mg/ concern:

Beit known that I, FRANZ LINNER, a citizen of Austria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saloon yMagazine- Riies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a saloon riilel which after one charging is able to discharge a large number of shots. The bullets are contained in a magazine, from which they are fed into the barrel by means of a spring-slider, the characteristic feature of which is that the hammer serves not only to discharge the bullet, but also to control the entrance of the next bullet from the magazine into the barrel.

The accompanying drawings show several types of the invention.

Figure 1 shows a form ofthe weapon in longitudinal section with the hammer tu rnable upon an axis, the hammer being shown cocked. Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 a horizontal section,through the barrel and magazine. Fig.

4 is a plan oi' the breech portion after removal of the barrel and magazine, showing the locking mechanism in plan. Fig. 5 is a cross-section through the barrel and magazine, showing how the bullets pass out of the latter. Figs. 6 to 14 show five diiferent forms of striking mechanism on a larger scale, while Figs. 15 and 16 show a type having several barrels.

The barrel 1 is in combination with the magazine 2, from out of which the bullets 4, which have been introduced thereinto through an opening 3, are fed one byfone into the bar-` rel by means oi' a slider 5 and spring 6. The hole 8, communicating between the barrel `1 and magazine 2, opens into the path of the hammer 7, which drives the bullets along the barrel, Figs. 3 and 5. Opposite this hole 8 a spring 10 is arranged on the barrel projecting through a slot 9 into the interior thereoil and bent to receive the foremost of the bullets 4 and to clamp same against its neighbor, (or the slider 5,) the bullets 4 being kept pressed forward by the slider 5. There is also a slot 11 in the under side of the barrel 1, through which the hammer 7 enters into the barrel 1 and strikes against the bullet 4, which may happen to be in the barrel at the time,- and discharge it along the same. The hammer 7 can be made rotatable on an axis or be capable of moving in the direction of the length of the barrel. Its manner of working is thus as shown in the drawings. The tip of the hammer 7, which normally covers the hole 8, connecting the barrel l and magazine 2, is swung round against the opposing force of the spring 16, and in its movement it uncovers said hole 8, thus insuring a new charge automatically introduced into the barrel each time that the hammer is cocked.

The above-mentioned arrangement of the spring 10 in combination with the hammer 7 is of special importance, insomuch as itinsures only one bullet entering the barrel at a time, notwithstanding the pressure of the spring 6 behind the slider. Moreover, the charging of the weapon or cooking of the hammer can be performed at any inclination of the barrel, whether downward or upward, without the slightest risk of more than a single bullet entering the barrel at one time.

The discharging mechanism can be constructed in several different ways. According to Figs. 1 to 7 the hammer7 is carried by a sector 14, loosely mounted on an axle 13, the sector having a grooved rim ,15, in which there lies a tension-cord or equivalent 17, uniting the sector 14 with one end oi` the mainspring 16, whose other end is attached to a cross-pin 12 in the 'forward end of themagazine. The hammer 7 whencocked is retained by a bent 18 in the trigger-arm 19, which is pressed forward by a spring 20. The cocking of the hammer 7 and consequent elongation of the Vspring 16 is performed by means of a lever Q1, loosely mounted on the axle 13, said lever actuating aiinger 23 through a coupling 22, Fig. 7, and the finger 23 engaging againsta projection 24 on the sector 14. Upon pulling the lever 21 back-that is, turning it upon its axle 13-the finger 23 carries the sector 14 round until the hammer 7 falls into the bent 18 of the trigger-arm 19, stretching the spring 16 at the same time. Simultaneously the hole 8 is uncovered, so that under the action of the slider-spring 6 a bullet canenter the barrel 1, where it is held in the manner described by thespring 10. The cookinglever 21 after completing itsfunction returns automatically, together with the finger 23, to its original position by means of a spring 25 acting on the latter until the lever 21 comes ioo to rest against a stud 27 on the breech-piece 26, Figs. 1 and 3. When the hammer 7 is freed by pressure on the trigger-arm 19, it flies round' with the sector 14 and axle 13, due to the pull of the spring 16, enters the slot 11 in the barrel 1 from below and impels along the barrel the bullet 4 by striking it sharply from behind. Just before doing this it pushes aside the retaining-spring 10, so that the bullet at the moment of discharge lies free within the barrel. At the end of this operation the hammer 7 again covers the holel 8, so that no bullet can enter the barrel. The weapon remains unloaded until the hammer 7 is cocked again.

Figs. 8 and 9 show a somewhat simpler ar-y rangement of discharging mechanism. The cocking-lever 21, which in Fig. 7 is shown outside the breech 26, is in this case mounted on the axle 13 inside the breech-chamber 28 and comes under the direct influence of the spring' 25. It replaces, moreover, the finger 23 and engages direct with the pin 24 on the sector 14. The projecting end of the lever 21 is provided with a linger-grip. In this form the finger 23, the coupling 22, and the stud 27 are dispensed with.

Fig. 10 shows a third type of mechanism wherein the part 14, carrying the hammer 7,

is directly under the iniiuence of a spring 2-9,

wound upon the rotatable axle, ,The hammer 7 14 and trigger 19 are mounted upon a plate 30, which by means of turned-up flanges 31 and 32 forms a guide and stop for the hammer, as well as a bearing-plate for the percussion-spring29. Asimilararrangement is shown in Figs. 11 and 12, according to which a long tension-spring 16, similar to that shown in Figs. l to 9, actuates the hammer. This spring 16 is attached at one end to the hammer 7 14 within a niche 33, said hammer being guided between the plate 30 and flange 31, as already mentioned. The working of the hammer through the cooking-lever 21 is done by means of a projection 35 on the piece 14, extending through a curved slot 34 in the plate 30, said projection 35, which engages behind the cocking-lever 21, rotatably mounted in the side of the plate 30, taking with it the piece 14, together with the hammer, and stretching the spring 16 or 29 till the hammer falls into the bent 18.

Instead of the rotatable hammer a straightmotion hammer 36, moving in the direction of the barrel, may be employed, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14. In this form the hammer 36 issguided at one edge in the slot 31 in the underside of the barrel and at the other edge between the plate 30 and its bent-up flange 31, so that it remains always within the axis of the barrel. This hammer has a bent 34, into which the tooth 38 of the trigger-arm 19 falls when the hammer is drawn back. The hammer tends to fly forward under the in'iiuence of the spring 16 and bears a knob or roller 39, projecting through a slot 34 in the plate 30, this roller 39 lying in the path of the cocking-lever 21, so that upon the latter being swung back the hammer is forced into its cocked position and the spring 16 stretched.

The cocking of the hammer and stretching' of the spring 16 can be done by a direct pull on the former or on a knob 40, projecting at the side thereof, (see dotted lines in Fig. 14,) in which case the cocking-lever 21 is not required. It is a characteristic and special advantage of the discharge mechanism that the cocking-lever returns automatically to its side position when the weapon is cocked, so that the sighting is not interfered with when shootmg. turn of the cocking-lever, as also the finger 23, leaves the way perfectly clear for the rapidly-moving hammer. There is therefore nothing to obstruct the free movement of the hammer and no injury can be caused to the linger of the person using the Weapon, which could easily happen if the cooking-lever and hammer were positively connected to one another, thus causing the cooking-lever to iiy round quickly with each discharge.

The construction of the discharge mechanism is always such that in operation the hammer 7 keeps the feed 8 in the barrel 1 closed when the weapon is out of use-that is to say, when the 'spring 16 or 29 is relaxed. It is only by such an arrangement that a spring 6 in the magazine 2 for automatic charging can be used without incurring any danger, and more bullets enter the barrel only upon the cooking of the hammer.

For charging the magazine 2 a slider-spring 5 is held out of action by means of a handle 41-on the slider Figs. 2, 3, 5, said handle working in a slotted guide 43, having a crossgroove 42, by means of which the slider is held in check and the opening 3 is available for the lintroduction of bullets into the magazine. It is also desired to mention that the above-described method of closing and charging the weapon from the magazine is also suitable for pistol and cannon, and, finally, a number of barrels may be combined with one another and adapted to work either simultaneously or in succession/y Such an arrange- `ment with six barrels is shown as a diagrammatic plan, by way of example, in Fig. 15, part being in section, Fig. 16 showing a vertical section along one of the barrels. Each barrel 1 is provided with a magazine 2 and hammer mechanism 7, as above described, the latter being turnable on a common axle 13 or on separate axles.

The actuating of the hammers 7 is performed by means of a shaft 44, having pegs 45, adapted to engage with tailpieces 46 on the spring-hammers 7. Upon the shaft 44, rotating the pegs 45, turn the hammers ra- It is further to be noted that the re- .lOO

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dially against the resistance of springs 29 and then suddenly release them, whereby a large number of shots can be delivered quickly following one another similarly to a Gatling gun or mitrailleuse. l

Having now particularly described and asce rtained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is#- 1. A saloon magazine-riiie comprising a barrel, a magazine with slider and slider-spring, the magazine communicating with the barrel through a hole, a clamping-spring which holds the bullets temporarily in the proper position within the barrel for being shot forward, and a hammer which after each discharge cuts oft the opening between the barrel and magazine, said hammer being carried upon a rotatable piece controlled by a spring and carrying a projection which lies within the path of the radially-movable cooking-lever which turns the hammer, and the piece upon which it is mounted, on its axle until the hammer snaps into the trigger-bent and the spring of the hammer is fully stretched.

2. A saloon magazine-rifle eomprisingabarrel, a-magazine with slider and slider-spring, the magazine communicating with the barrel through a hole, a clam ping-spring which holds the bullets temporarily in the proper position within the barrel for being shot forward, and a hammer which after each discharge cuts off the opening between the barrel and magazine, said hammer being carried upon a rotatable sector, which is connected with the mainspring by a tension-cord or equivalent adapted vto be wound around a groove on its edge when the hammer is cocked and bears a projection which lying within the path ot the radially-movable cooking-lever causes the sector to be rotated thereby around its axle until the hammer snaps into the trigger-bent and the spring of the hammer is vfully stretched.

3. A saloon magazin e-riiie comprising a barrel, or magazine with slider and slider-spring, the magazine communicating with the barrel through a hole, a clamping-spring which holds the bullets temporarily in the proper position i within the barrel for being shot forward, and

,a hammer which after each discharge cuts oft the opening between the barrel and magazine, said hammer being carried upon a rotatable sector, which is connected with the mainspring by a tension-cord or equivalent adapted to be wound around a groove on its edge when the hammer is cocked and bears aprojeetion which lies in the path of a finger coupled to the radially-movable external cooking-lever, whereby the latterv when swung back turns the sector on its axle until the hammer snaps into the trigger-bent and the spring of the hammer is fully stretched.

4. A saloon magazine-rifle comprising a barrel, a magazine with slider and slider-spring, the magazine communicating with the barrel through ahole, a clamping-spring which holds the bullets temporarily in the proper position within the barrel for being shot forward, and a hammer which after each discharge cuts ofi the opening between the barrel and magazine, said lhammer being rotatably mounted in the plane of the axis of .the barrel and controlled by a spring, and being provided with a bent into which a tooth of the trigger mechanism engages when the hammer is drawn back and retains the latter, there being also a projection on the latter which lies within the path of the rotatable cooking-lever, the latter causing the hammer to be swung back until it engages with the trigger-bent and the mainspring isstretched.

5.v A saloon magazine-rifle consisting of a number of barrels, each of which is provided with a magazine having slider and sliding spring andalso with a hammer, the latter closing up after each discharge the communicating hole between the barrel and magazine, the several hammers being either simultaneously or intermittently cocked and again released by means of a shaft provided with pegs adapted to act upon said hammers.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. FRANZ LINNER. Witnesses:

WILHELM BERGER, ALvEsTo S. HOGUE. 

